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Big CatBig Cat

The Seahawks will miss Doug Baldwin significantly more than they realize

The Seahawks are going to miss Doug Baldwin so much more than they realized... it felt like every time they needed a big play, it was like, wait, where's Doug Baldwin?

The Seahawks offense remained top-10 in scoring in 2019 as Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf stepped up, making the loss of Baldwin less impactful than feared.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Eli Manning is officially a corpse

Eli Manning is a corpse. That's my eye test.

Manning was benched after Week 2 and retired at the end of the season.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Cowboys shouldn't sign Dak Prescott to an extension right now while he's playing for a contract

Dak Prescott's going to make a shitload of money. And I actually think if you're Jerry Jones, don't sign him right now because he's playing for a contract.

Dak had a career year in 2019, throwing for nearly 5,000 yards while playing on his rookie deal, supporting the 'motivation' theory.
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HankHank

If a general manager misses the playoffs two years in a row, they should be fired immediately

If you're not going to make the playoffs two years in a row... You're only as good as this year, though, and they're not going to make the playoffs... If you can't make it two years in a row, you've got to go.

This is a subjective organizational philosophy.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Kyler Murray has a 75% chance of being a bust

So three quarters of bad Kyler, one and a half of good Kyler. So 75% he's a bust. [Big Cat] 75% chance Kyler Murray's a bust right now.

Hot TakeFootballFireSarcastic
Kyler Murray won OROY in 2019 and became a multi-time Pro Bowler, definitively not a bust.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

There is a 75% chance that Kyler Murray is a bust

Three quarters of bad Kyler, one and a half of good Kyler. So 75% he's a bust. 75% chance Kyler Murray's a bust right now.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
Murray won Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2019 and became a multi-time Pro Bowler.
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Big CatBig Cat

TJ Hawkinson is going to be an awesome NFL player

TJ Hawkinson, by the way, is awesome... it looks like he's going to be awesome. There's something to build on there.

Hawkinson became a multi-time Pro Bowler and one of the better tight ends in the league.
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Big CatBig Cat

Jameis Winston is addicted to turnovers and cannot be fixed

Jameis Winston fucking stinks. That guy stinks. He is addicted to turnovers... How do you fix a guy who, one in every five passes, he says, 'Ooh, I haven't thrown it dangerously close to the other team in a while. Let me do that.'

Winston became the first player to throw for 30 TDs and 30 INTs in the same season (2019), essentially proving the 'addiction' and lack of fixability at that stage.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Patriots are going to win the Super Bowl again

I mean, the Patriots are going to win the Super Bowl again. [PFT] Yeah. That was an ass kick. Listen, the Patriots, they're wagon.

The Patriots lost in the Wild Card round to the Tennessee Titans.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Patriots are going to win the Super Bowl again

I mean, the Patriots are going to win the Super Bowl again. [PFT Commenter] Yeah. That was an ass kick.

The Patriots lost to the Titans in the Wild Card round; the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl.
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HankHank

Antonio Brown and Josh Gordon will both play every game for the Patriots this season

Antonio Brown, Josh Gordon, do both of them play 16 games? [Big Cat] Antonio Brown obviously didn't play tonight, so 15 in his case. [Hank] Yes.

Antonio Brown was released after one game. Josh Gordon played 6 games for the Patriots before being placed on IR and waived.
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HankHank

The Patriots will finish the season 18-1

18-1 is my official preseason prediction... I think they're going to lose a random regular season game, and that'll be it... They're not going to lose in the playoffs.

The Patriots finished 12-4 in the regular season and lost in the Wild Card round to the Titans.
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Big CatBig Cat

We owe Mike Tomlin an apology for how he handled Antonio Brown

In all of this, in all the Antonio Brown madness and the Raiders and all that stuff, I think we owe Mike Tomlin an apology. I think he actually dealt with Antonio Brown the way that you have to deal with a receiver that talented.

This is a subjective moral/professional judgment on coaching performance.
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Big CatBig Cat

The life lesson of Antonio Brown is that talented people can get away with anything

If you're extremely talented at something, you can probably get away with more than everyone else. That's a tough lesson... If you are extremely valuable and exceptionally talented at your given work, you probably can get away with shit.

This is a philosophical observation about celebrity and professional sports leverage.
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Big CatBig Cat

Joe Burrow will win the Heisman Trophy

Joe Burrow, MVP. Heisman. [PFT Commenter] Probably heard of him. Joe Burrow looks like a Heisman guy. This year, he looks fucking amazing.

Joe Burrow won the 2019 Heisman Trophy in a landslide after one of the greatest seasons in college football history.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Texas is officially 'not back' because their field looks like baby diarrhea

Somebody pointed out that the color situation on the broadcast cameras change at Texas depending on what network is running the game... It changes depending on how back Texas is... I was like, they're not back because that field looks like baby diarrhea. Officially not back.

OpinionCFBMediumSarcastic
Texas finished the 2019 season 8-5, which most fans did not consider 'back' to their former glory.
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Big CatBig Cat

Trevor Lawrence will be a good NFL quarterback

I scouted in person. Go Tigers. I think Trevor Lawrence is going to be a good quarterback.

Lawrence became the #1 overall pick and a Pro Bowl quarterback for the Jaguars.
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HankHank

Rafa Nadal is the GOAT of tennis

Rafa's the GOAT. He won the U.S. Open, which means he now has five major titles since his 30th birthday, the most by any person.

The tennis GOAT debate is inherently subjective and varies as Grand Slam totals shift.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Bears' offense was a 'fucking joke' against the Packers

The Bears were a fucking joke tonight. Yeah. They were a joke. How's that make you ten penalties? 407 yards the offense looked like shit. The defense was awesome. Couldn't turn the ball over which would have been nice but like They were joke. You can't have that first and 40. Graphic. That's a fucking joke that is aim action game.

The Bears offense scored only 3 points in the NFL season opener, confirming they played poorly.
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Big CatBig Cat

NFL teams will start challenging offensive pass interference just to get a free timeout

This is going to suck in the NFL this season because they have the new rule where you can challenge and offensive pass interference. ... Teams will start doing that where they will if a team is starting to roll down the field and like the second half and there's just even some kind of contact. They will throw the flag to basically get a free time out on defense. I can't stop all momentum.

Coaches extensively used the 2019 rule change to challenge PI for strategic advantages, leading to the rule being scrapped after one season due to the confusion it caused.
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Big CatBig Cat

Matt Nagy's decision to call 45 passes and only 15 runs against the Packers was 'incompetence.'

Matt Nagy was also terrible because I know the offensive line wasn't doing a great job and they couldn't really block but holy shit, man, 45 passes and 15 runs. You can't do that, right, when you have a defense like we have. So it was incompetence.

The Bears' offense struggled throughout 2019, finishing 29th in yards per game, lending credence to critiques of the offensive system.
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Big CatBig Cat

Mike Mayock and Jon Gruden are 100% to blame for the Antonio Brown situation

I have a take on this no one to blame. But Mike Mayock and Jon Gruden are 100% to blame Mike Mayock you brought this headcase in Antonio Brown has proven time and time again that he's a dickhead. He has done nothing to disprove that. ... When he comes and he does exactly what you expected him to do. You cannot be surprised.

Subjective opinion on management, though AB's tenure in Oakland was indeed a disaster that followed his established pattern of behavior.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Antonio Brown will never play a single game for the Raiders

Here's my take: [Antonio Brown] is not going to ever play a game as a Raider. I think they're either going to cut him. They're probably not going to be able to trade him anywhere.

Antonio Brown was released by the Raiders on September 7, 2019, one day after this episode aired, without ever playing in a regular-season game.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Buccaneers' offense will be a lot better this year because of Bruce Arians.

I like Bruce Arians. I like Jameis Winston more than I like them last year. I think that the offense is going to be a lot better.

The Bucs offense was high-scoring but led the league in interceptions (30), making it a volatile mixed bag rather than a strictly 'better' unit.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Lions' defense will 'fuck up' the Cardinals in Week 1

I think the Detroit Lions are Going to be a little bit better than people expect. I think their defense is going to be very good and I think their defense will fuck up the Cardinals week one. Kyler Murray not-ready-for-prime-time.

The Lions blew an 18-point 4th quarter lead and ended the game in a 27-27 tie with the Cardinals; Murray finished with over 300 yards.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Dolphins +6.5 is a 'dog' that will cover against the Ravens because of 'Fitzmagic'

My dog is the Dolphins plus 6.5 against the Ravens at home. My seven-win Dolphins. Ryan Fitzmagic. It's early in the season. ... All I'm going off of is last year Ryan Fitzpatrick played well when he first got in.

The Ravens destroyed the Dolphins 59-10, easily covering the 6.5-point spread.
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Coach OCoach O

The LSU offense is going to 'explode' this season

We always spread offense man. I'm excited about it with the talent we have the quarterback we have. I'm looking forward to this offense is really exploding the season.

LSU's 2019 offense set numerous records, Joe Burrow won the Heisman, and the team won the National Championship.
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DeMarcus WareDeMarcus Ware

Donovan McNabb should be a Hall of Famer

I think that Donovan McNabb should be a Hall of Famer. I mean going against him every single year. ... He found ways of run the ball found ways to throw to get the ball down the field. I think that he is a Hall of Fame.

As of 2024, Donovan McNabb is not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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DeMarcus WareDeMarcus Ware

Tony Romo would be a Hall of Famer if he had won one championship

I feel like Tony Romo was a guy [that] if he had his Peak was gonna hit one Championship. [He'd] been [in the Hall of Fame]. Yeah. I probably agree.

Subjective 'what if' scenario.
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DeMarcus WareDeMarcus Ware

The Cowboys can win a championship this season

I feel like they can win a championship this year man. I feel like they can do it, but it's all about how they start off right now with they got a lot of NFC East games coming up early.

The Cowboys finished 8-8 and missed the playoffs in 2019.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The best way for a celebrity to let off steam anonymously would have been to use their real name on the Jeremy Renner app.

If you're a celebrity this is so tragic that it got shut down because if you wanted to just let off some steam the perfect place to do it would be on the Jeremy Renner app under your real name because no one everyone would just think it was a fake celebrity.

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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jehovah's Witnesses should carry pizzas to get people to open their doors.

If they just had a pizza in their hand you always open the door if somebody is holding a pizza. Why don't the Jehovah's Witnesses instead of holding that the little pamphlet ... just have a pizza box that says watch tower on it and the open it up. You have a pizza boom conversations there.

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Big CatBig Cat

The Jaguars will go from worst to first in the AFC South.

Jaguars. That division is like Andrew Luck's gone. I don't know what the Titans offense is going to be. ... I think it's got to be the Jaguars.

The Jaguars finished last in the AFC South in 2019 with a 6-10 record.
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Big CatBig Cat

Joe Flacco is a downgrade at quarterback from Trevor Siemian for the Broncos.

The Broncos ... they got Joe Flacco. That's a downgrade from Trevor Siemian.

Flacco went 2-6 with 6 TDs before a neck injury ended his season; while he struggled, Siemian was not a clear upgrade at that stage of his career.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Nobody can ever truly achieve a first down because of Zeno's paradox

If you really want to get philosophical ... Nobody can ever truly achieve a first down because in order to get ten yards you first have to go five yards. And then you have to get five yards. You have to go two and a half yards and so you will never actually make it all the way to a down.

OpinionLifeMildSarcastic
It's a satirical application of Zeno's paradox of motion; in reality, first downs are achieved.
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Big CatBig Cat

Solving a Rubik's cube doesn't mean you're smart, it just means you've memorized a pattern.

You're not smart if you get it once you get it you cease to be smart because you can just do it again. ... Solving a puzzle is that way because we can reverse what you did.

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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Antonio Brown is all the way back and going to be unstoppable

Antonio Brown at the Hard Knocks bump. Yes. He looks like he's all the way back and it's going to be unstoppable.

Antonio Brown never played a regular-season game for the Raiders and his season was a total disaster due to off-field issues and conduct.
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Big CatBig Cat

The 2019 season of Hard Knocks earns a score of 2.8 out of 5 balls

Finale of Hard Knocks. Balls, I'm giving it two point eight balls. Five ball system. I'd say two and a half if it wasn't very good... Jon Gruden saved it.

The ball scale is a subjective rating system used by the show to evaluate media and events.
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Big CatBig Cat

Mark Davis is a legitimate draw who puts 'asses in the seats' because people are fascinated by his appearance

Mark Davis puts asses in the seats. That's a fact. Yeah. It's true. It's one way or the other whether you're repulsed or [intrigued]... you will want to show up to look at watch Mark Davis's ass on a seat standing in an office.

Whether an owner's appearance draws ticket sales is inherently subjective, though the Raiders did successfully move to a sold-out stadium in Vegas shortly after.
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Big CatBig Cat

Ezekiel Elliott is definitely going to play on Sunday

I am I feel like is this crazy to say but anytime a guy [Zeke] like he's gonna play on Sunday. Yeah, I'm pretty sure you will.

Ezekiel Elliott signed his contract extension the day this episode aired and played against the Giants that Sunday.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Jerry Jones is powerful enough to unilaterally increase the NFL salary cap to sign his players

I think Jerry Jones has enough power that he can actually just make the cap go up like he could go to the owners meeting and be like, 'hey guys, caps going up because I need to sign everyone.'

Hot TakeFootballFireSarcastic
While Jones is influential, the salary cap is determined by the Collective Bargaining Agreement and league revenue formulas, not the whim of one owner.
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HankHank

The Mets' season is officially over after their 7-run ninth-inning collapse

My hot seat is Mets... They blow a 7-run lead in the ninth... it's clearly over.

The Mets finished 3rd in the NL East and missed the playoffs in 2019.
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Big CatBig Cat

People in Australia greet each other by eating ass as casually as a handshake

In Australia you eat ass like you're shaking hands. That's a classic hello.

This is an absurd, fictional claim made for comedic effect.
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Big CatBig Cat

Larry the Goldfish will finish higher in the Las Vegas Supercontest than thousands of humans

Larry... will do better than thousands of people in the Las Vegas [Supercontest]. He makes five picks a week... you can say that you own a gambling goldfish that will do better than thousands of people.

Larry actually performed poorly in 2019, finishing near the bottom of the standings.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Jaguars will beat the Chiefs in Week 1

Every jackass out there is going to be betting on the Chiefs. Not me. I'm going to take the Jags and win because I'm smart.

The Chiefs defeated the Jaguars 40-26.
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Big CatBig Cat

An Eagles, Seahawks, and Ravens moneyline parlay is a lock that cannot lose

The Philadelphia Eagles at home against the [Redskins] win. Seahawks at home against the Bengals. The Ravens in Miami. All the money line parlay even money. How does that lose? It cannot lose.

All three teams won their Week 1 games, making the parlay a winner.
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Jerry FerraraJerry Ferrara

Eli Manning deserves to start for the Giants and shouldn't be benched for the rookie yet

I'm gonna say Eli [over Daniel Jones]... I think he deserves... after the way he was benched two years ago, I think he deserves... One Last [run]. I don't know if you want to throw the rookie in right away.

Eli Manning was benched for Daniel Jones after an 0-2 start to the season, so Ferrara's hope for a longer run didn't happen, though Eli did start initially.
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Jerry FerraraJerry Ferrara

The Knicks will make an Eastern Conference Finals in my lifetime

Will the Knicks make an Eastern Conference Finals in your lifetime? I'm gonna say yes, but I think I'm being too optimistic about that.

As of 2024, the Knicks have not made an Eastern Conference Finals since 2000.
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Jerry FerraraJerry Ferrara

The Yankees will win the World Series this year

Yankees gonna win the World Series? I really think they are. This feels [right]. I feel like in couple of years past last two three years, we've been optimistic... I feel like we're [due].

The Yankees lost to the Houston Astros in the 2019 ALCS. The Washington Nationals won the World Series.
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Big CatBig Cat

Novak Djokovic is the GOAT of tennis over Roger Federer

I hate to say this but Novak's got two slams in 2019. Federer has none. So he's better right now... he is the goat. All right, and he beat him in Wimbledon. No big deal.

Whether someone is the GOAT is an inherently subjective debate, though Djokovic eventually surpassed Federer in Slam count.

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